Jumbo Elliott (baseball)

This article is about the baseball player. For other persons nicknamed Jumbo Elliott, see Jumbo Elliott (disambiguation). For other persons named James Elliott, see James Elliott (disambiguation).

Jumbo Elliott
Pitcher
Born: (1900-10-22)October 22, 1900
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Died: January 7, 1970(1970-01-07) (aged 69)
Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 21, 1923, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
June 9, 1934, for the Boston Braves
MLB statistics
Win–loss record63–74
Earned run average4.24
Strikeouts453
Teams
Career highlights and awards

James Thomas "Jumbo" Elliott (October 22, 1900 – January 7, 1970) was an American professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher, playing in the major leagues over parts of ten seasons (1923, 1925, 1927–1934) with the St. Louis Browns, Brooklyn Robins, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves. He was the National League wins leader in 1931 with Philadelphia. For his major league career, he compiled a 63–74 record in 252 appearances, with a 4.24 ERA and 453 strikeouts.

Elliott was born in St. Louis, Missouri. When he retired from baseball, he resided in Terre Haute, Indiana, the county seat of Vigo County. He first came to Terre Haute in 1922 as a pitcher for the Three-I League professional Class B minor league baseball team. Elliott was a long-time Deputy Sheriff in Vigo County and ran for Vigo County Sheriff as a Democrat in the 1968 election. His opponent was 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Clyde Lovellette, then retired from an extraordinary college and professional basketball career. The campaign earned national notoriety because both candidates were such big men (Elliott was approximately 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) and 235 lb (107 kg)[1]) and sports celebrities. Lovellette won the election.

Elliott died in Terre Haute at age 69.

  1. ^ "Jumbo Elliott". retrosheet.org. Retrieved November 6, 2023.